“The Catholic Church leaders also describe the government’s decision to impose a vaccination pass to access certain public buildings as “coercive measures.”
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Church decries ‘slow genocide’ of Christians in Nigeria
“It is not a clash—it is a slow genocide.”
Family Killed in Rwandan Genocide Being Considered for Sainthood after Glowing Testimonies
“The family has been described as “a light in total darkness” for their efforts to restore peace in” Rwanda.
Christian Foundation Urges UN to Focus Attention on Nigeria’s Deteriorating Security
In her oral statement at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council scheduled to end on October 8, CSW’s Ellis Heasley noted that the Christian foundation was “perturbed” by the international silence on the situation in Nigeria, which she said was deteriorating by the day.
“I could feel his holiness”: Surgeon Who Operated on Cardinal Sarah
“A person who lives to spread love and Christian principles is just the profile every Christian would search for in the next pope.”
Formation Programs of Catholic Sisters in South Sudanese Diocese Halted amid Violence
“The violent acts, including continuous abducting; kidnapping or targeting civilians, using harmful tools on a frightened group of largely women and children, resulting in death is very bad.”
SOUTH AFRICA – Mgr. Tlhagale: “too much mixing between Catholicism and [African] traditional faith: we need to focus on catechism for adults”
Mgr. Tlhagale urged to place more emphasis on adult catechism which is almost non-existent, because after confirmation, the Catholic faithful stop studying and deepening the teachings of the Church.
International Catholic Entity Protests UN Women’s Campaign for Gender-Neutral Language
CitizenGo is the international arm of Hazte Oir, the ultra-conservative Spanish Catholic organization that was founded in 2013 in Madrid, Spain as an advocacy foundation.
ICC Publishes a Report on Criminal Sharia Law in Nigeria
Christians Vulnerable as Nigeria Drifts Away from Secularism
Christian Leaders in Nigeria’s Imo State Blame Islamic Education System for Insecurity
The church, SOKAPU (Southern Kaduna People’s Union) and the people have been complaining about killings in Southern Kaduna but only fell on the deaf ear of those in authority.”
“We endeavor to be a sign of hope to families”: Kenyan Bishop Appeals for Humanitarian Aid
In a statement shared with ACI Africa Thursday, September 16, the Apostolic Administrator of the Kenyan Archdiocese says COVID-19 and drought have combined to make life difficult for many families.
NIGERIA – Priest kidnapped on September 13 released after 24 hours
Extortion kidnapping is currently the most profitable industry in Nigeria
Urgent prayers needed for kidnapped Nigerian priest
Mystic Monk Coffee By Jude Atemanke Kafanchan, Nigeria, Sep 14, 2021 / Catholic News Agency Prayers are being sought for … More
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO – Assault on a military convoy kills 3
13,000 people a week are forced to leave their homes due to violence
AFRICA/DR CONGO – “Regional efforts are needed to stop terrorists linked to Daesh”
Terrorists are a threat to peace and security in the region
NIGERIA: State Department Should Redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern
Radical Islamist terrorists active in Northeastern Nigeria continue to viciously attack and kill Christians and Muslims alike who reject its extremist ideology, and recent reports reveal that no fewer than 3,462 Christians have been murdered for faith-related reasons in 2021 so far.
Alarm as Militants in Cameroon Pursue Victims to Their Forest Hideouts
“The villagers live in perpetual fear of the unknown, as they struggle to get their farms and go about their daily activities.”
“We are living a difficult situation”: Catholic Missionary after Scores Killed in Niger
“Women and children are the primary victims of violence in Niger.”
This is a Spiritual Warfare, Kenyan Pro-lifer on Abortion, Youth Challenges
“We are winning souls silently, on our knees. We know that Satan has his hour but the rest of the day belongs to God.”
Priest in Niger Recounts Threat as Jihadists Wage Psychological Warfare against Civilians
Threats, whether they are true or not, have undermined the social fabric of the region, which is not more than a hundred kilometers from Niger’s capital, Niamey.
“Our country is crying, shouting in pain”: Nigerian Bishop
“We need to see Jesus. That is the only way we can start walking back from the path of destruction on which we have all stepped.”
Another priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria
According to local sources, the kidnappers fired in the air to frighten passers-by and took the priest from his car, leaving it on the road.
Pope authorizes Decrees on heroic virtues concerning three religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Poor
Sister Annelvira Ossoli, Sister Vitarosa Zorza, and Sister Danielangela Sorti may eventually become saints as their Causes will be promulgated.
Christian Leaders in Nigeria Hail Holy See’s Clarification on Same-Sex Unions
The Christian leaders say that they “totally agree” with the Vatican’s stand that what is to be blessed needs to be “objectively and positively ordered to receive and express grace, according to the designs of God inscribed in creation, and fully revealed by Christ the Lord.”
